nummulitid
/nʌmjʊˈlɪtɪd/ /nʌmjʊˈlʌɪtɪd/Zoology and Palaeontology
noun
A foraminiferan of the family Nummulitidae, variously defined by different writers but including the nummulites.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating foraminiferans of the family Nummulitidae.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Nummulitidae, family name from Nummulites + -idae.
- microaerophile
- microaerophilic
- microaerophilous
- microaggression
- microanalyser
- microanalysis
- microanalyst
- microanalytical
- microanalyzer
- microanatomic
- microanatomical
- microanatomically
- microanatomist
- microanatomy
- microangiopathy
- microarchitecture
- microarray
- microatoll
- microbacterium
- microbal
- microbalance
- microballoon
- microbarograph
- microbarom
- microbe